Poll Question: Is Contraception Abortion?

The New York Times reports that the Bush Administration is considering changes to rules for programs run with funding from the Health and Human Services Department that would protect health providers who are opposed to abortion, and wish to act accordingly.

The rules however broaden the definition of abortion to include methods generally considered to be simply contraception.

The proposal defines abortion as follows: “any of the various procedures — including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action — that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation.”

Mary Jane Gallagher, president of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, which represents providers, said, “The proposed definition of abortion is so broad that it would cover many types of birth control, including oral contraceptives and emergency contraception.”

So here's a poll question, answer it on the poll to the right. Is contraception abortion?

Google "contraception" and "abortion" and you'll get tons of links to pages on the subject. There's quite the anti-contraception movement underway.